Robert Everett was a major player in the pioneering efforts to develop hydraulic servomechanisms for shipboard radar, electronic digital computers, and air defense systems at MIT and Lincoln Laboratory before his involvement in the founding of The MITRE Corporation. As president of MITRE from 1969 to 1986, Mr. Everett was intimately involved in some of the most high-profile defense projects developed there and he continues to contribute as a senior scientist on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.

Highlights of this interview include:

Early work with Jay Forrester on Project Whirlwind.

Being associate director of the MIT Digital Computer Laboratory.

Heading Division VI at Lincoln Laboratory, where he was in charge of the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense system design and testing.